Planting petunias in pills for seedlings: subtleties.Features of transplanting petunias from tablets into pots and into the openpriming

Пн, 05 июн 2017 Автор: Юлия Кривенко

Growing petunia seedlings is difficult, as the seeds are quite
small, seedlings fragile and prone to disease. Besides,
seedlings do not tolerate transplant. However landing petunias in
pills greatly facilitates the process of growing.

Contents

What pills to choose for planting petunias

Tablets come with peat or coconut filling. it
small containers with an elastic shell that increases
as the seedlings grow.

Peat tablets are filled with dry peat enriched with all
necessary for plant growth with trace elements. it позволяет
petunias form a powerful root system, increases%
seed germination and provides seedlings nutrition.

Coconut tablets contain up to 70% coconut
peat, fiber and 30% coconut. Containers soaked
microelements for plant growth. Coconut tablets are used
for those plants that need oxygen.

Whatever pills you use, they have some
merits:

• pass air well to the roots of plants;

• keep warm;

• retain moisture.

Gardeners have noted that pouring seedlings into pills is practically not
possibly. The substrate absorbs all moisture, gradually giving it away.
to the roots.

How to prepare pills for planting petunias

Seeds are sown not in dry tablets, but in wet ones that were
prepared accordingly.

1. The tablets are placed in a container, warm water is poured at the bottom.
or solution to stimulate growth.

2. Capacity is left for several hours to liquid well
imbibed.

3. When the cylinders swell, all remaining water at the bottom
drained.

Instructions for planting petunias in tablets with photos

Petunia seedling grows slowly, it takes up to 2.5 months.
Sow seeds from mid-February to early March.

Instructions for sowing:

1. After swelling, a depression is formed in the center of the cylinder.
Place there one or more common seed pan.
It is not necessary to sprinkle with earth or deepen them into the substrate.

2. Cylinders put in a container with a lid, spray from
spray gun to form a greenhouse effect.

3. Close the container with a lid and place in a warm and bright place.
for germination, where the temperature is maintained at 25 C.

Shoots appear in 5-7 days, after that the temperature
growing reduced to 15-18 C. Do not forget to regularly air
the greenhouse, teaching the seedlings to the environment. After 5-7 days cover
clean completely.

Petunia seedling care in pills

Petunia seedling care grown in pills
simple. Plants do not need additional nutrition, as
cylinders already contain all the nutrients.

However, do not forget about the humidity. Gentle shoots
petunias need high humidity, otherwise they simply wither. But
greenhouse must be ventilated to remove condensate.
Excessive moisture is detrimental to the seedlings, they begin
to hurt Most often, seedlings are affected by “black leg”.

Watering seedlings carried out in the pan, so as not to soak the root
the neck of seedlings. The remaining water in the pan is drained through several
hours

Important! Carefully monitor the moisture level of the tablets themselves,
they quickly dry out and are watered daily.

Sampling or transplanting petunias into pots

Planting seedlings of petunias in pills, you can forget about picking
seedlings. In tablets there is enough space and food for a full
development of seedlings until planting in pots or on a flower bed.

Transplanted seedlings at the age of 2.5-3 months, when the root
the system will completely fill the pill and will be visible through the mesh
shell. Tightening with a transplant is not necessary if the weather permits,
immediately plant the plants in a larger tank. Al fresco
petunias dry quickly, seedlings are stunted, later
blooms.

Capacities for further cultivation choose spacious, but not
high. Before planting, they are treated with a solution of potassium permanganate or
phytosporin to kill infections.

Petunia prefers loose and fertile substrate. Compulsory
the condition for growing is good drainage.

Transplant instructions:

1. Pour drainage layer 1-2 cm into the pot, add a little
land.

2. Install a seedling tablet with a few pieces in a pot,
пустоты заполнить плодородным primingом.

3. The soil is compacted, lightly watered and clean the pot in partial shade on
several days. When the seedlings take root, you can put it on
shine.

After a transplant, petunia grows quickly, so shoots need
in pinch. it стимулирует ветвление куста и образование новых
flower buds. No more than three are planted in one pot.
plants.

Problems in growing petunias

Tablets greatly facilitate the process of planting petunias, but
some problems in growing can still occur.

• Tablets become moldy. Violation of conditions
seedlings, high humidity and lack of ventilation. Not
allow condensation to form on the walls container with seedlings
remove the lid on time to air, spray the tablets
phytosporin solution.

• Shoots dry. Notдостаток полива, сухой субстрат в
tablets.

• Seedlings pulled out. Notдостаток освещения и высокая
content temperature. Seedlings need 12 hours of light,
что в конце зимы без дополнительных приборов обеспечить неpossibly.
Under normal lighting, the room temperature should not exceed
+ 18 C.

• Petunia quickly fading, leaves are faded, burns are visible,
the emergence of new buds is delayed. Too bright lighting
untimely watering, lack of nutrition. Tear off all dry
inflorescences, pritenite plant from direct sunlight, feed
nitrogen-containing fertilizers. With the beginning of flowering go to
potassium phosphate fertilizer.

• The root neck of a plant rot after a transplant, petunia does not
is growing. Notправильная посадка, слишком заглубили корневую шейку.
Bush transplant must be at the same level with
soil, it is not necessary to deepen it. If seedlings stretch, add
some soil around the edges of the pot.

• Seeds do not germinate. Poor quality seeds or tablets. Bad
the substrate contains larvae of pests, not suitable for cultivation
seedlings.

Planting petunias in pills is easy, affordable and practical.
Cylinders do not take up much space, seedlings grow well, not
A pick is required. As a result, flowering occurs earlier, and
growing seedlings is fun.

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